Pretentious Irish first names

Murrisk

The One Doctor wrote: »

What made it very slightly (privately) funny were the names they chose - Senan and Finn. That provided a slight and very unintentional comic relief. The poor little guys, being lumbered with those awful names.

They're both lovely names. Bizarre attitude towards your heartbroken SIL.

JayRoc

Beyondgone wrote: »

I'm alright with most of them, but for some reason "Connor" brings up a small bit of sick into my mouth every time I hear it.

It should. Only yanks who think they're "Irish" spell it like that.

Connor is a surname. End of story.

Cee-Jay-Cee

Ciarán pronounced Keeey-rawn.

Fcuk off its Keeern.

Beanntraigheach

Permabear wrote: »

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Strange. You speak as if the world outside Ireland is populated by people with common, English-language names despite being fully aware, no doubt, that it isn't.

Anyway, all this tripe about dire consequences for people's career prospects abroad etc. isn't your genuine motive for arguing against the use of Irish names, is it? Be honest.
It's simple antipathy for the Irish language and identity in general.

Beanntraigheach

The One Doctor wrote: »

My sister in law had a stillbirth and miscarriage in rapid succession. It was horrific and we were all heartbroken.

What made it very slightly (privately) funny were the names they chose - Senan and Finn. That provided a slight and very unintentional comic relief. The poor little guys, being lumbered with those awful names.

Yeah, sure they're better off dead than live with ghastly Irish names.
FFS

Murrisk

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

Ciarán pronounced Keeey-rawn.

Fcuk off its Keeern.

I've never heard it pronounced the second way. The second pronunciation is for Kieran. Ciarán has a fada on the 'a' hence the 'awn' sound. I'm terrible at Irish and even I know this. Irish 101.

wil

JayRoc wrote: »

It should. Only yanks who think they're "Irish" spell it like that.

Connor is a surname. End of story.

Shirley you mean Conchobhar

Lee Gordon McKillop puts it more succinctly

Optimalprimerib

If the name has 3 consecutive vowels or 3 consecutive constants in a row, it is pretentious.

Persephone kindness

Beanntraigheach wrote: »

Yeah, sure they're better off dead than live with ghastly Irish names.
FFS

Beanntraigheach;)

Persephone kindness

Persephone kindness wrote: »

Beanntraigheach;)

I am kidding!

Peregrinus

Optimalprimerib wrote: »

If the name has 3 consecutive vowels or 3 consecutive constants in a row, it is pretentious.

Thus spake Optimalprimerib.

Persephone kindness

There are English pretentious names too.

Peregrinus

Persephone kindness wrote: »

There are English pretentious names too.

Indeed there are, Persephone.

Signed,

Peregrinus

Persephone kindness

Peregrinus wrote: »

Indeed there are, Persephone.

Signed,

Peregrinus

We are frightfully posh! :P

Free-2-Flow

My Daughters name is Aoibheann, I wouldn't consider that name in the OP category, Its an Ancient Irish name.

Aoibheann was the Mother of St.Enda of Aran c. 530AD

Dirty Dingus McGee

Optimalprimerib wrote: »

If the name has 3 consecutive vowels or 3 consecutive constants in a row, it is pretentious.

You mean like Optimalprimerib?

Persephone kindness

Free-2-Flow wrote: »

My Daughters name is Aoibheann, I wouldn't consider that name in the OP category, Its an Ancient Irish name.

It's a lovely name

Irish names I like are

Aishling. Aoife and Aine.

Lady is a tramp

Anakin Odd Tofu wrote: »

What irritates me is English or American people choosing Irish names for their children and then completely mangling them - Nee-av, Dee-dree, etc or misspelling them Neeve, Deidre and so on.

Worst example I know of this is an English girl (Irish parents) who called her son Ailbhe. It's pronounced Ell-Bee.

I know. First of all, it's an Irish girl's name, and secondly, you can't just take a collection of letters and arbitrarily assign them a pronunciation of your choosing, and declare it Irish.

D0NNELLY

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

People from different cultures travel the world, their name is part of their cultural identity. I come across unusual names all the time in my work, I ask them the pronunciation and learn how to say it.

Poor little Coamgbdbh will have life sentence in Ireland explaining/spelling never mind him/her working abroad.

Pkiernan

Saoirse. ..makes me shudder

Dirty Dingus McGee

Pkiernan wrote: »

Saoirse. ..makes me shudder

Freedom is a horrible thing.

Persephone kindness

Pkiernan wrote: »

Saoirse. ..makes me shudder

She always seems so nice in Interviews though :P

Mrs OBumble

Lady is a tramp wrote: »

Worst example I know of this is an English girl (Irish parents) who called her son Ailbhe. It's pronounced Ell-Bee.

I know. First of all, it's an Irish girl's name, and secondly, you can't just take a collection of letters and arbitrarily assign them a pronunciation of your choosing, and declare it Irish.

Gender assingment of names is a local thing though. In most of the world, Francie, Jackie and Patsy are girls names.

And you can just take letters and make a name out of them. Really names are just letter combinations and ireland has no laws about them.

D14Rugby

Murrisk wrote: »

I've never heard it pronounced the second way. The second pronunciation is for Kieran. Ciarán has a fada on the 'a' hence the 'awn' sound. I'm terrible at Irish and even I know this. Irish 101.

Yeah that's pretty basic Irish, they're two different names not just different pronunciations

ThisRegard

D0NNELLY wrote: »

Just just don't sentence them to a lifetime of explaining/spelling their name.

Could be beneficial in that they seek out intelligent friends with a bit of cop on.

gunny123 wrote: »

Yeah, the range rover and big sunglasses brigade have over run dundrum. Pity as it was a nice little village years ago.

Wouldn't small little sunglasses be pointless?

Zubeneschamali

My name is Niall, but many people call me Niall instead, I'll answer to either (or either).

It is a bit irritating when people ask me if it's Niall or Niall, I tell them, and then they get it wrong in their very next sentence.

But top of the irritation league are the people who, when I tell them it is Niall spelled Niall, tell me that I am wrong, and it is really pronounced Niall.

ciaradx

Zubeneschamali wrote: »

My name is Niall, but many people call me Niall instead, I'll answer to either (or either).

It is a bit irritating when people ask me if it's Niall or Niall, I tell them, and then they get it wrong in their very next sentence.

But top of the irritation league are the people who, when I tell them it is Niall spelled Niall, tell me that I am wrong, and it is really pronounced Niall.

I'm confused, are you talking about the difference between Niall and Neil? Cause those are two different names.

pm1977x

Realtín (little star) for a girl *vomits*

Zubeneschamali

ciaradx wrote: »

I'm confused, are you talking about the difference between Niall and Neil? Cause those are two different names.

No, I am talking about Niall and Niall, which are two ways of pronouncing Niall, like Brian and Brian.

For some reason, this does not affect other names like Liam, Ian, Ciara, Niamh, Fiachra, Cian, Diarmaid, Rian etc.

Peregrinus

pm1977x wrote: »

Realtín (little star) for a girl *vomits*

"Starlet", surely?